Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 37-34vs Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 14-10@ Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Keyon Blakenbaker
Senior defensive back on Texas Tech's 2022 roster.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Oak Park, IL
CFB Index 22 · #465 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceTexas Tech 2022 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 defensive back on Texas Tech's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKeyon Blakenbaker
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Craig Bohl and Joey McGuire. The receipt: 1 tackles against Iowa State — Week 12, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas Tech, 127 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells, and Joey McGuire. Multi-era developmental context.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018Wyoming6-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy
2019Wyoming8-5HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy
2020Wyoming2-4HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy
2021Wyoming7-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy
2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
22 · #465 of 509 safeties
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Wyoming | 33 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Wyoming | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Wyoming | 57 | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Wyoming | 27 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 127 | 90 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 16 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022
W 37–34
vs Texas
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2021 production profile sits closest to AJ Watts’s 2021 season.
Matches AJ on
PD rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from AJ on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Derek Carter's senior season at Jacksonville State (2024).
95%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Derek on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Keyon Blakenbaker
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology